The median income of Kanawha County residents was $26,777 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 79,070 households with a population of 183,279.
The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Jefferson County with $34,869 per year after adjusting for inflation – $8,092 more than Kanawha County. It had 20,891 households with a population of 56,506.
The county with the lowest median resident income in the state was McDowell County with $17,088 per year after adjusting for inflation – $9,689 less than Kanawha County. It had 7,607 households with a population of 18,661.
West Virginia counties by earnings per resident (2019)
| Rank | County | Earnings per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | $34,869 |
| 2 | Putnam County | $32,009 |
| 3 | Berkeley County | $31,811 |
| 4 | Brooke County | $27,808 |
| 5 | Harrison County | $27,547 |
| 6 | Morgan County | $27,047 |
| 7 | Ohio County | $26,881 |
| 8 | Kanawha County | $26,777 |
| 9 | Jackson County | $26,611 |
| 10 | Mineral County | $26,545 |
| 11 | Marion County | $26,069 |
| 12 | Wood County | $26,052 |
| 13 | Hancock County | $25,976 |
| 14 | Taylor County | $25,791 |
| 15 | Pleasants County | $25,660 |
| 16 | Marshall County | $25,627 |
| 17 | Hampshire County | $25,543 |
| 18 | Preston County | $25,533 |
| 19 | Mason County | $25,409 |
| 20 | Wirt County | $25,048 |
| 21 | Tucker County | $25,045 |
| 22 | Monongalia County | $24,705 |
| 23 | Ritchie County | $24,511 |
| 24 | Hardy County | $24,484 |
| 25 | Tyler County | $24,476 |
| 26 | Randolph County | $24,193 |
| 27 | Upshur County | $24,107 |
| 28 | Raleigh County | $23,997 |
| 29 | Wetzel County | $23,664 |
| 30 | Braxton County | $23,583 |
| 31 | Greenbrier County | $23,115 |
| 32 | Lewis County | $23,106 |
| 33 | Grant County | $23,007 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | $23,003 |
| 35 | Boone County | $22,829 |
| 36 | Monroe County | $22,752 |
| 37 | Nicholas County | $22,673 |
| 38 | Logan County | $22,558 |
| 39 | Pocahontas County | $22,409 |
| 40 | Fayette County | $22,401 |
| 41 | Wyoming County | $22,398 |
| 42 | Mercer County | $22,391 |
| 43 | Pendleton County | $22,380 |
| 44 | Cabell County | $22,326 |
| 45 | Summers County | $21,911 |
| 46 | Barbour County | $21,612 |
| 47 | Roane County | $21,446 |
| 48 | Doddridge County | $21,366 |
| 49 | Wayne County | $21,185 |
| 50 | Mingo County | $20,956 |
| 51 | Webster County | $20,469 |
| 52 | Clay County | $19,222 |
| 53 | Calhoun County | $19,188 |
| 54 | Gilmer County | $18,646 |
| 55 | McDowell County | $17,088 |
* All values are inflation-adjusted
Alerts Sign-up